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Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... allocation of capital market investments. This is fundamental to driving the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economy." The report found that 36% of companies have improved their materiality disclosures since 2013, and more companies are reporting ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... decisions." CD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... reverse course and act to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change will mean a shift away from the fossil-fuel based economy, but to move towards a decarbonised future based on renewable energy will take concerted, coordinated efforts by governments ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... around the world that are embracing the strong economic opportunities for business from the transition to a low carbon economy", Day said. Origin Energy participates in other CDP activities, including disclosing its carbon emissions reporting and management ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... avoidance and will provide a much-needed overhaul of the tax system to take into account the importance of the digital economy, they cautioned against a perception that BEPS reforms will result in a pot of additional tax revenue to be distributed to ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... performance in community programs. "Our returns are still very good, which is fantastic, especially with regard to the external economy being quite volatile towards the end of the year," she said. "We're still up there with great returns for our members. ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... lead or not to lead, you grow into a leader," Qi Ye said. "For a long time, China has been referred to as an emerging economy, and now we see from these media that China is being recognised as a leader on climate change. This is happening only recently." ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... allocation decisions that have implications for the broader economic system: In fact they effectively own a slice of the whole economy. If you are trying to extract value from one part of your portfolio, you may well be paying for that in another part ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) sent a strong message of accountability for the shift to a low-carbon economy. "The CPP is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and flexible emissions legislation in the US to date and gives a clear steer ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... there is a larger pocket that doesn't have any Asia capability at all. This is concerning when you consider where the economy is heading." Overall, the sampled workforce ranked a three out of five, according to the DCA research. Asia capability talents ...